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| Keywords: Greek - Reliquary Pendant with Virgin and Child - Walters 571511 (2).jpg This exceptional pendant consists of a reliquary cross inside a hinged case with six small adjacent compartments for relics The impressive amethyst cameo depicting the Virgin and Child on the lid is surrounded by cabochon rubies and emeralds alternating with pearls The cross and the outer edge of the case are adorned with additional pearls and the back of the case is decorated in a similar fashion omitting the central cameo A ground of dense filigree covers the front and back of the case while the inside as well as the inscription and the Crucifixion scene on the cross are done in niello The text identifies the donor location and the time when the piece was crafted which is rare in Post-Byzantine jewelry the cross was dedicated by the Metropolitan Arsenios of Serres a town in northern Greece to the monastery of St John on the island of Chalke near Constantinople in the middle of the 16th century middle Other date century 16 Post-Byzantine gold amethyst emeralds rubies pearls semiprecious stones niello Lid cm 6 51 6 19 0 95 ; Back H with lope 3 3/8 x W 2 13/16 x D 5/8 in 8 57 x 7 14 x 1 59 cm ; Back H without lope cm 7 78 ; Cross H with lope 2 1/16 x W 1 1/4 x D 1/4 in 5 24 x 3 18 x 0 64 cm accession number 57 1511 19177 Metropolitan Arsenios Serres Greece Monastery of the Holy Trinity called Esopotron Chalke date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Translation 57 1511A on amethyst Mother of God / Jesus Christ; Translation 57 1511B on outer rim of inside face + Lord help Arsenius most holy and venerable metropolitan of Serres and locum tenens of Caesaria in Cappadocia; Translation 57 1511C on cross top Jesus Christ / The king of the Jews; Translation 57 1511C on face of the cross Thou hast redeemed us by Thy precious blood nailed to the cross ; Translation 57 1511C around sides of the cross a later inscription Presented by the most holy metropolitan of Serres Arsenius to the Monastery of the Holy Trinity called Esoptron on the island of Chalke Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Exhibition of Gold The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1947-1948 New York World's Fair 1964 Protestant and Orthodox Pavilion Protestant and Orthodox Pavilion New York World's Fair New York 1964 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 Objects of Adornment Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987 Byzantium Faith and Power 1261-1557 The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 2004 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Treasures of Heaven The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The British Museum London 2010-2011 place of origin Serres Greece <gallery> File Greek - Reliquary Pendant with Virgin and Child - Walters 571511 jpg </gallery> Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Crosses in jewellery | ||||
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